The Marion County Standard from Palmyra, Missouri • Page 1

it it it it it it it Missouri Manuscript K. Hutsell, of the James Press Association, Inc. Missouri than two years- -ever For more since Thomas Hart Benton's murthe State Capitol were finals in have been arguing what the diminutive and about Artist Benton has mustached Missouri. Now that the done to has at last been worn to a subject frazzle (praise be) i it sometimes tickles us to think what Missouri two years has done to in those Benton. Let's run back for just a moment to the I Neosho, of forty years ago when Maecenas E.

Benton and his attorney's shingle stuck out of a second story winhouse on hilltop, dow-a a lawyer politician with wife, four brats and a collection of stories he fancied were side-splitters. Every Benton was a lawyer; it was one of those inherited has been every since one things, of the earlier Bentons had come out of Tennessee to be Missouri's first senator. So Maecenas calloldest boy Thomas Hart ed his Benton for the child's him great -uncle taking Washand began Maecenase, himself, sat in Conington in the winters (where gress). In the summers young Thomas was brought back Neosho to mind Bluey, the family cow. The boy inherited the job one spring day after Representative Benton had taken Bluey, thered to himself, out to graze.

While the member of the House was absorbed by the newspaper he had in one hand, Bluey, like Valley tornado, took across Missouri the yard and through bush. It all ended with forsythia pretty well the Congressman scratched up, with a wreath (Continued on page 6) D. O. MARTIN SALE A GOOD ONE Martin, of north of PalD. O.

was in our office Monday myra, and said that his farm morning sale, held on the Schaller place, township, was well Fabius and prices were satistended factory. The top cow brought horse sold for $95, heifers the top $42 to $55 and sows $17 to Mr. Martin was well pleased the results of his sale. Mr. Martin and family move from the Schaller place farm near Benbow.

their own the time they have During in the Prairie View school neighborhood they have been active school and community affairs they will be missed by many their old neighborhood. VETERINARIANS MEET IN PALMYRA Veterinarians from last Northeast Missouri held a meeting During the meeting in Palmyra. several phases of the profession were discussed. Those in attendance were: Dr. A.

D. Glover, LaBelle; H. Moore and Dr. G. R.

G. Hannibal; Dr. Harry Hinds Dr. Dr. C.

H. Kaylor, Palmyra; D. Glover, LaBelle; Dr. A. Monroe City; Dr.

C. Abell, Shelbina; Dr. C. S. Poague, derwood, Perry; Dr.

C. M. Dowell, Center. This association includes veterinarians from Marion, Monroe, Ralls and Shelby ties. ELEVATOR AND EXCHANGE OFFICERS REELECTED the annual meeting of At stockholders of the Farmers' vator and Exchange Company, held at the company's offices South Main Street Saturday C.

R. Happel, W. P. noon, and Harry Houck were little elected as members of the of directors. The holdover A.

L. Graves, Geo. rectors are Roy C. Ellis and Saffarrans, B. Geer.

At a meeting of the board lowing the annual stockholders' meeting, the following were reelected: R. president; A. L. V. Graves, Saffarrans, treasurer and F.

Robison, president; George retary and manager. During the meeting dividend the on voted to pay a business of the past year. of Police John C. Chief Mr. and Mrs.

E. T. and wife, Mrs. Addison Rose a and erick, Ed Tuggle, all of and attended the funeral of city, Tuggle, Sr. at Shelbyville, gene Monday.

Organ Dedicated St. Paul's With an organ recital by Bennett Williams. head en Department of the Music College, Canton, sisted Stockton by several members Choir of A Cappella Stockton, the members Paul's new Episcopal Hammond electric Church their gan service Sunday for Palm Sunday. afternoon as a a gift to the Alma Kempf, is a new organ, by Mrs. to the late Mrs.

Head, wife of J. W. morial Palmyra, who was for a Mackey of The CIRCULATED IN Volume 6 Three Business Houses Robbed Three Palmyra business houses robbed some time during were In all of the inThursday night. small bar had appartrusions used on the back doors been buildings, as indicated marks of the store left on the wood work the doors had been pried open. The robberies were also apparently committed early in the of night the Rell Holstine, manager as Gamble Store, which was robbed of $40, said he discovered the shortly before ten o'clock theft when he went to the that evening check up the day's store to ness.

the Gamble store the enAt trance was made through the rear door, an entrance to the cellar building proper being made store through the floor cellar door. The cash was taken from the register. The Oscar Schnitzer meat marentered through the rear ket, robbed of $8 and the door, was Bailey book store, also entered the back door, was robbed from The robbers left no clues of $22. members of the Missouri but State Highway Patrol came Friday morning and Palmyra took finger prints. Lester Patton said that Trooper a burglaries here were very the similar to others committed a New London and sevHannibal, eral other Northeast Missouri cities.

Garden Club Underway Under the operating supervision of the committee from in myra Kiwanis Club the Palmyra under way last night. Garden H. Club C. Price is chairman of the Kiwanis club committee. to the fact that there were Due of in a town number last otheomplete organdeferred until later of ization was but it was the concensus date, the club, in the opinion that should function under to meantime, Kiwanis committee.

Officers will be chosen at a later date. Although activity the not complete formulated in of was club has anand last nounced one of its chief objects evening, the in for the coming summer, the beautification of Main street. adopted Other projects, however, will be been made for later. Plans have junior club project, Home probably Ground through Imthe 4-H There will be provement Club. flowers, seeds and plants.

exchanges No of dues will be charged but an auction of flowers, plants, shrubs expenses of the club. Memand seeds is planned defray is to anyone interDr. bership open improvement and and ested beautification in the grounds. A. not for social L.

The activities organization and will is be confined E. educational program for home Un- an improveemnt and beautiSpeakers for the varground fication. ious meetings will be planned announced. the Early summer, to be held at places meetings are where actually demonstrations see the benefit can of made home and ground improvements. The improvement projects will divided into several groups, the termined at a later time.

next meeting will be held Ele- The Thursday evening, this April 13, time at on courthouse. will be shown moving after- pictures relatives the improveDoo- The films will ment program. re- in technicolor. board di- DEBATORS AT KIWANIS V. CLUB TOMORROW Geo.

Tomorrow, at their regular noon-day luncheon, the of members Palmyra, fol- of the Kiwanis club will have as their guests two high school affirmative side of the students who will present vice the "Resolved: That the United bate, States Should Form An Alliance sec- With Great Britian." Several weeks ago the Kiwanians heard board the other side of the debate the two young men of sented by school. The debators local high for the affirmative side will Fred- girls. Mr. Misses Mary Begley, Armilda this Sublette and Wanda Bridgman, the week Eu- of Palmyra, spent with Miss Daisy Renick, of Edina, Mo. At Church of years an active workSteph- number all branches of St.

Paul's the er in church and also organist. A memorial plate on the organ asthe of God and in bears following inscription: "The Glory St. ing Memory of Estelle Mackey Head, Palm Sunday, 1939." or- Prof. Williams, in his dedicaservice was largely attended. special tion was assisted The program, church Brickman, contralto; Dorothy Imogene Robison, soprana; me- Owen, contralto and George Estelle Harper, tenor.

Head, (Continued on page 8) long Marion A RICH AGRICULTURAL Palmyra, Marion County, Drilling For Oil Near Emden turned to their home town at Still interested in Shelbyville. the location of oil they experimented and struck a producing right near their home town. well The ground on which operations have started are located in Shelby county and is known as the Shelby county block. C. A.

Durden, who wrote the Shelby county leases for Delfeld, also wrote leases on approximately 16,000 in Marion county, mostly in acres Warren and Union townships, for H. I. McBee, trustee. Earl G. Kerns, who makes his ters in Palmyra, and who owns an interest in the Marion county block, said he hoped to have drilling started on the Marion block during the present summer.

Delfeld said Friday that his company was not a stock selling He added that he and company. other promoters working in this section had been given much enat the prospect of couragement The Ed Wright drilling comcontractors for Charles G. pany, Delfeld, of Tulsa, Oklahoma, in" on a test oil well the Enoch Turner farm, north "spudded on Emden and 3 miles west of the of and Shelby county line Marion afternoon. The drill is Friday penetrating the earth at the the spot marked by geologists as most for oil to be struck on that likely particular lease. Mr.

Delfeld holds the oil right leases on approximately 14,000 acres of east- the Shelby county land and ern attempt to determine for whether or not there is oil beneath the ground is now well under way. The contract calls for of 2500 feet unless oil is a depth struck at a more shallow depth. Delfeld was on hand for the Mr. start of drilling and said Friday he would spend much of his that here during the process of time test drilling. To reach the lease where operations are now in progress, take highway 56 from Palmyra old to Philadelphia, then follow the rock road to Bethany church, then proceed due west.

The drill mast be seen from the left hand side of the road going west. Mr. Wright said 150,000 pounds of machinery had been assembled erected for the drilling of and the test well. The drill or augre itself weighs 4300 pounds. Wright moved his machinery here from Centralia, where he brought in a producing well.

According to Associated Press dispatches over the fore part of this week, there are now forty-one ing oil wells in Southern Illinois. Coincidentally the chief wells are in two counties by the same name of two Northeast Missouri counties where oil "promoters are now testing. They are Marion and Shelby counties. An interesting story is told of men who went from two young Shelbyville, to Oklahoma and formed a big and successful oil drilling company. Recently they sold out in Oklahoma and restriking oil in this vicinity.

OIL DRILL IN QUICK SAND 'At a depth of about 35 feet the drill at work on a test well on big Enoch Turner farm north of the Emdem struck quick sand. It was difficult to tell just how thick the layer of sand is but a special order was placed at St. Louis for casing to handle the emergency. The drilling is now progressing at the rate of 8 hours a day. Twenty four hour drilling is planned after the first week or ten days.

ONCE HAD CHANUTE BANK ROBBER IN JAIL Earl G. Kerns, of Hugonot, Kansas, who is in Palmyra in the interest of test oil well drilling in Marion and Shelby counties, told us last week that while he sheriff of Stevens county, Kansas, he once had in custody the man who entered the First National Bank at Chanute, Kansas, a few days ago, with dynamite tied to him threatening to blow up the place if the bank officials did not hand over $10,000. Mr. Kerns rethe ninth day of last Janutired, sheriff of Stevens county, of which Hugonot is the county seat. The Chanute bank robber, whom several identified as a former resident of Chanute, forced city attorney Joe F.

Balch to go with him to the bank, under threat. He compromised on his demand for $10,000 to take whatever cash the bank had on hand and threatening to throw dynamite all over it if his request was not granted. He got the bank's cash and escaped in a taxicab. Mr. Kerns said that he had the man some months ago on a drunken and peace disturbance charge.

County IN THE HEART OF ONE Missouri, Wednesday, April 5, On the face of unofficial reE. C. Bohon has been returns elected to a four-year term as county superintendent Colleen of schools, Armanteacher of the Bay Island defeating Miss trout, school, north of Hannibal, by 151 votes. Complete unofficial retricts turns of from the county give Mr. Bothe fifty school dishon a total of 2241 and Miss Arm2090.

More than 4400 antrout cast in the county in votes were the 48 rural elementary and yesterday's school election. In consolidate school districts, where the county superintendent has direct supervision, Mr. Bohon received a total of 873 votes, giving him a lead over Miss Armantrout received 649 votes in these who E. C. Bohon Wins Election E.

C. BOHON districts, of 224 votes. Mr. same Bohon carried Palmyra by 408 votes but the combined vote of Palmyra and Hannibal, the the county only two city districts in gave Miss Armantrout a majority (Continued on page 8) LESTER MILLER HERE APRIL 13 Miller, of Columbia, Lester Bor Scout Executive for this area, will be the guest speaker at regular meeting of the Kithe Club of Palmyra on Thurswanis 13. Mr.

Miller is rated one of this section's best day, April as orators. YOUNG DEMOCRATS TO MEET IN HANNIBAL C. G. Tarleton, president, that the Marion Counannounces ty Young Democratic Club will hold a meeting at the courthouse in Hannibal at 7:30 o'clock toWednesday, April 5. There night, will be a speaking program and Hannibal democratic city candidates will be present.

Proclamation Easter throughout the Whereas, hope, life, and rich world means of fulfillment, and promise Whereas, in Missouri we have to connect the Easter season come special consideration for the with unfortunate children in our through no fault midst; crippled yet who are also enof their own, titled to a full share of life, hope, and happiness, and Whereas, the annual effort the Children and its affiliated socieMissouri Society for Crippled to raise funds ties and committees, of its work, should for the support receive wide and substantial attention, and Whereas, no cause is more worthy or just and none more humane, than to work to lift Missouri's children out of hopeless despair and the cold into the warmth of the sunshine, of normal and happy childhood. Now, therefore, Lloyd Stark, Governor of Missouri, approval to the hereby give my Easter Seal Sale Sixth Annual the Missouri and proclaim the week Society for Crippled Children prior to Easter, April 2nd and 9th, inclusive, as CRIPPLED CHILDREN'S WEEK and urge all citizens to buy Easter Seals the limit of their ability. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, have and caused the great Seal hereunto subscribed name of the State of Missouri to be fixed at Jefferson City, this 31st day of March, in the year of Lord, One Thousand Nine Hundred and (Signed Th LLOYD C. STARK, Governor of the State of Missouri. (Countersigned) Dwight Brown, Secretary of State.

Jefferson City, March 31, 1939. OF MISSOURI'S 1939 Eight City Campaign Is Now On GREATEST COUNTIES Pages Number 46 Services For Easter At The Churches CANTATA AT FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH entitled "Rise GlorA cantata, Conqueror," will be preious sented on Easter Sunday night, at 7:30 o'clock, at the First Church in this city. April 9, Baptist choir of It will be given by the First Baptist Church, assisted from several other by singers churches. is directed by Mrs. The cantata Lewis with Mrs.

F. G. George B. Carlstead at the organ. of the choir will The personnel be as follows: Sopranos--Miss Gertrude Erlene Lee, L.

W. Moore, Miss Mrs. W. L. Owsley, Miss Muder, Mrs.

Mrs. E. T. Mildred Rhoades, Sprague. Mrs.

Wade Gibson, Altos Lewis, Mrs. J. H. Mrs. J.

B. Mrs. T. R. Smith, Miss Phillips, Lalla Winningham.

Tenors Mr. Eldridge GrisEdwin Jones, W. L. Owsley, wold, M. J.

Glahn, H. H. and Zack McPike. Basses Heinze and H. J.

will be as follows: The program Prelude, "Hosanna," Organ Bach-Mrs. F. G. Carlstead. C.

E. GrisInvocation--Rev. wold. Shall Betray Me" "Sing "One of You -Bass solo--M. J.

Glahn. Garden," Soprano solo, "In The and choir, Miss. Erlene quartet Edwin Jones, Wade Muder, Gibson and M. J. Glahn.

When They Had Bound "And Him," tenor solo and choir--Eldridge Griswold. (Continued on page 8) P. T. A. CARD PARTY APRIL 14 by the Palmyra ParSponsored ent-Teacher Association a card party in the high school buildwill be held Friday night, will be a benefit for April 14, school and grade school ing.

This the high Earlier in the school P. T. A. adopted as one libraries. year the of its annual projects the replenishment and improvement of the setting up the amount libraries, of $250 to be spent in this way.

from the card The net profits will go to that fund. The improvement of the library party is a worthy move and it is hoped the social affair of Friday that night will be liberally patronized. There will be tables for bridge, flinch and rook. Play will at 8 o'clock. Tickets pinochle, begin sale Thursday of this wil go on reservations may be week and made by calling R.

L. Haydon, phone high scores will be no. 396. Prizes for in each division, one to lady given and one to gentleman. DEPUTY WARDEN TO BE AT PERRY secretary of Oney C.

Carter, No. 31, I. O. O. F.

Palmyra lodge, has received word of this city, W. S. Gordon, of Jefferson that grand warden of City, deputy Missouri Odd Fellows, would pay visit to the I. O. O.

F. an official the evening of lodge at Perry on All Odd Fellows in April 10. Palmyra and vicinity are invited the meeting at Perry to attend the deputy warden. and meet MISS YOUNG NOT TO TEACH NEXT YEAR for Miss Helen years teacher of the Virginia Young, the past five fifth grade in the Washington the of school Palmyra, advised in board of education by letter would in a last night, that she meeting be an applicant for reemnot for the coming school ployment Young has been year. Miss scholarship in tre awarded a Southwestern Baptist school there Seminary next and will attend year.

selected religious work of She her has life's occupation and during as will train for the pilgrimage coming duties. During the 3 years Miss Young has been with years schools she has been C. the Palmyra do an excellent teacher. COUNCIL TO MEET of IN regular meeting of NEW QUARTERS The April council will be held on the city April 6. This Thursday night, first meeting to be will be the held in the new council to First Savings Bank building, the by the city about a I purchased converted into a ago to be my year were movcity hall.

City offices ten af- ed to the new building about days ago. council will meet in the our known as the diThe room the balcony of formerly rectors' room on the bank building. WOULD CONTINUE TWO H. Missouri House of PERCENT SALES TAX The voted last week to sentatives two percent sales tinue the present tax for another two years. Deaths and Funerals Friday night was the closing for city candidates to.

file date Clerk R. F. Fogle in orwith City der to get their names on the city ballot for the annual election on Tuesday, April 11. Filings closed with but one conThat is for city marshal and test. there are three candidates for this They are John C.

Daume, race. incumbent; Night Police Ofthe John G. Teel and Lloyd Jaficer cobs. All three are making extensive campaigns. City Attorney Gray Snyder, who had filed for reelection, withdrew before the time for leaving W.

A. Diemer, ing was up, who served as city attorney about six years ago, unopposed. The following city officers are M. City Recorder C. O.

unopposed for reelection: Mayor H. Phillips; Young; Street Commissioner John H. Kroeger; Menge, councilman from the first ward from the third ward. A. Weyand, James Fleming will retire from office of city treasurer and E.

the T. Stuhlman is unopposed to succeed him. Oscar Schnitzer will retire as councilman in the second ward and E. D. Lovegreen, a former councilman, is unopposed to succeed him.

The election will be held in the three wards. The polls will city's open at 6 a. m. and remain open continuously until 7 p. m.

District Jersey Show To Be Big One Plans are on foot here to make the 1939 district Jersey parish show, to be held in Palmyra on May 26, one of the biggest ever held by the district parish assoThe Kiwanis club, the ciation. Palmyra chamber of commerce and the city of Palmyra, will cooperate with the association in staging the show here. Several northeast Missouri counties will send stock to be exhibited. There will be divisions for both registered and Jerseys. The association has appointed a consisting of John L.

committee Pflantz, B. C. Settles and C. B. Keller to be in charge of their arrangements.

More detailed information concerning the show will be given later. COUNTY COURT NOTES The Marion County Court met in regular session here Monday. The March report of Steve Drake, superintendent of the Marinfirmary showed 76 ion county patients in the institution at the close of March. Of this number 72 are county patients and 4 are pay patients. The March report of G.

V. Caldwell, clerk of the Hannibal Court of Common Pleas showed fees collected during the month at $76.10. John H. Totsch and C. R.

Armstrong, justices of the peace in Mason township, made their reports for 1939. first quarter revenue claims allowed County payment at the session totaled for $2525.68. Court adjourned until Monday, April 10. HAYDON AND SUMMERS RELECTED R. L.

Haydon and Walter E. Summers were elected members of the Palmyra board of education in the annual school elechere yesterday. A total of tion 677 votes were cast in the elecyesterday in the Palmyra tion school district. The official returns are: R. L.

Haydon 425; Walter E. Summers 525 and Lloyd W. Moore 247. The 90-cent tax levy carried by a vote of 305 to 192. The Palmyra district vote on county superintendent was: E.

Bohon 537; Colleen Armantrout 131. McAFEE BEAUTY SHOP OVER POSTOFFICE Mrs. Gladis McAfee has moved Flower City Beauty Shop to the apartment over the Her shop was formerly looffice. cated on Highway 56 in the Happel residence. Local Herd Wins Certificate For York, N.

April 5-1 New than 105 tons of milk testMore 5.41 per cent butterfat were ing produced by herd the 35-cow Hatch Dairy purebred Jersey of Experiment Station, recently completed Oakwood, during a 365-day test. The record, made under supervision of the dairy department of of Missouri, is the University authenticated in a Herd Improve- issued ment Registry The American Jersey certificate today Cattle by Club, national organization of Jersey cattle breeders. Mrs. F. L.

Haydon Mrs. Missouri Bross Haydon, of F. L. Haydon, died at 2:30 Friday morning in St. o'clock Elizabeth hospital in Hannibal she had been a patient for where weeks.

She was a daughter Mr. and Mrs. John H. Bross born February 15, 1885, was Bross homestead, east of the Palmyra and had spent the greatof her life in the same portion neighborhood. Mrs.

Haydon was years old. She was a faithful and consecrated member of the Palmyra Methodist Church and was reguin attendance until her health such that she could not became attend. She led a beautiful and examplary christian life which stand long to her memory as an inspiration to serve those who knew her well. Mrs. Haydon was a devoted wife and loving mother to two children.

She was affiliated with the Philathea Bible Class of the Methodist church and was, until failing health overtook her, very active this and the missionary group. Mrs. Haydon is survived by her husband, two children, Roselle Haydon, who lived at the family home and Mrs. Maurice Beckgerd, She also leaves her Quincy. Mr.

and Mrs. John H. parents, Bross, two sisters, Mrs. Harry and Mrs. Joe Wilson, both Jones Hannibal and three brothers, the Rev.

Everette Bross, of and Paul and Ollie don, Bross, of east of Palmyra. body was removed to the The Bros. funeral home and Lewis for burial. Saturday afprepared it was taken to the family ternoon where it remained until the home funeral hour. At two o'clock a short service Sunday afternoon was held at the family home, east of here and rites at the Palmyra Church followed at 2:30 Methodist conducted by the Rev.

C. L. Dorof the Methodist church ris, pastor assisted by the Rev. J. M.

here, Kreider, pastor of the Mennonite church, east of Palmyra. Pallsix nephews and the bearers were ladies of the Philathea class of the Methodist church acted as Mrs. Haydon will be sadly honorary pallbearers. missed by her dear ones and by of friends wherever she scores known. A good woman has was gone to rest.

James Douglas Vincent James Douglas Vincent, 54 years and retired agent of the Palold myra C. B. Q. depot, died about Monday in his home in Palnoon Mr. and Mrs.

Vincent had myra. returned on Wednesday night of last week from Miami, Florida, where they had been spending the winter. Mr. Vincent, for the past thirtyeight years, had occupied a prominent place in railroad circles in Brookfield division of the the He first began work Burlington. for the company at West Quincy and later was agent at Woodland number of years.

On for a long 15 ,1932, he came to PalApril myra as the company's agent. at the depot and in September, 1937, suffered an illness from which he fully recovered. He rehe never tired from the service in August, 1938. from a prominent MarComing county family, Mr. Vincent ion was born January 5, 1882, at Woodland.

He was a son of William Vincent. He was married Miss Harriett Bittleston, also to of the Woodland vicinity, and who survives. He also leaves two living in the state of sisters, one and one in the state of Arkansas California. Mr. Vincent was a member of the Order of Railway TelegraphHe had served well in the ers.

he had been for the various places C. B. Q. His entire life's career was spent in railroading. The body was removed to the Bros.

funeral home in PalLewis and prepared for burial. myra Funeral services were held at two this afternoon at the First o'clock (Continued on page 8) Production 372-Lbs. Fat The Hatch Dairy Experiment Station herd's total production 211,907 pounds of milk, was 477.10 pounds of butterfat, with 27 of the Jerseys actually milking the test year, the The average milk throughout records show. 6,889 pounds, and the yield butterfat yield was 372.97 was average The herd was pounds per cow. milked The three highest timendividual producer was the 10-year-old cow, with 13,280 Prize Lady Carry, pounds of milk and 696.95 pounds of butterfat..